Linda Aitchison

Two community-minded brothers are set to disrupt the payments industry by putting social conscience firmly at the heart of their new fintech start-up. Danny and Lee Dunne have launched Payaro Ltd, a payments company which will operate initially within the UK and will automatically support good causes. The team will initially take on 16 staff employed at their headquarters in Burton Upon Trent, Staffordshire, plus a team of 60 self-employed sales agents. There are plans for further recruitment of 200 more self-employed sales agents during 2021 as the business grows, as well as expanding their internal employed team. Payaro’s ground-breaking

A bereaved Burton on Trent couple who have ploughed £1million into eight years of developing technology to fight against cancer are appealing for new backers to boost its progress. Chris and Maxine Wilson pledged to improve on treatment available after Chris’s dad, Andrew, died aged 85 in 2015. He had been treated for prostate cancer three years earlier and developed complications. They are now at the helm of a latest testing phase for a patented “Cryoneedle Cryotherapy” device for destroying cancerous tumours – and hail it as a world’s first that can cut down on the need for hospital admissions

A Tamworth mum who gave up a career in hairdressing to follow her dream of becoming a professional artist has seen her latest tributes to her footballing heroes given the official seal of approval. Aston Villa fan Sue Verity has painted stunning portraits of John McGinn, Tyrone Mings and Jack Grealish celebrating winning the 2019 play-off final with manager Dean Smith. The players have now all signed the portraits, giving them their full backing. Sue said: “I’m a huge Villa fan and it has been an honour to paint the players. It was a pleasure to meet them too, they

UK hospital, church and charity fundraisers hit hard by Covid-19 and a latest lockdown have the opportunity to scoop a contactless ‘donation station’ thanks to developers behind the technology. The Donation Station systems, which usually cost around £1,000 each, can be delivered in time to empower more Christmas donations this year and into 2021. Sheffield company Good With Devices (GWD) is making the giveaway possible through its website at https://gwd.team/competition. Donation Stations are touchscreen, contactless donation boxes. Before the pandemic hit, Bristol Museums reported a 50% rise in funds raised from visitors thanks to introducing Donation Stations. Up to five